After centuries, TB is still the bridesmaid, never the bride

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The wins are there but the underlying reality remains, writes Professor Kogie Naidoo as she likens TB to a bridesmaid awaiting its turn to garner attention. The analogy is relevant given the overwhelming number of new TB infections and deaths each year globally for a disease persistently sitting in the shadow of other communicable and non-communicable diseases.

After centuries, TB is still the bridesmaid, never the bride

Salim Abdool Karim | Transforming adversity into opportunity for the AIDS response

Posted in: Focus, HIV/AIDS, InFocus, Latest, Opinions, Perspectives, Spotlight

As World AIDS Day 2025 swings by, CAPRISA Director Professor Salim Abdool Karim reflects on the frantic days following this year’s unprecedented cuts to health aid and research funding from the US, arguing that the deliberate disruptiveness was designed to be cruel. Nonetheless, he argues, our HIV response must now forge ahead on a path that is more affordable, sustainable and independent.